The Gathering of All Wonders Forum / Lao Bai, That Sudden Display of Weakness Is Really Embarrassing!

"First, Hundred Bones' Resonance is quite difficult to cultivate. I have to spend a great deal of time comprehending it each day, so I simply can't be in two places at once. Second, that Disciple Assessment from a few days ago has been giving me quite a headache. Third, the story has reached a crucial point, and I was afraid of disgracing you with poor writing, Elder, so I kept revising it. That's why it took me so long."

"If I've caused you to misunderstand me, then I've truly wronged you, Elder."

After hearing him out, the nameless anger in Yu Wenqiu's heart eased a little.

She realized she might have been making a mountain out of a molehill. She was just a little annoyed and a little worried that Gu Chengming had really listened to Ren Wencai and would stop coming to see her.

But then she thought about it. He was an Outer Sect Disciple who had to cultivate and write books; of course he'd be busy.

She was a Sect Elder, yet she was getting cross with a disciple over such a trivial matter. If word got out, wouldn't people laugh at her?

Yu Wenqiu waved her hand and picked up the manuscript again. Her tone was still a little haughty, but it had clearly softened.

"If it was for your cultivation, then never mind. The story is quite good. You may go."

By the time Gu Chengming left Yu Wenqiu, the sun was already sinking in the west.

As he walked down the stone steps, he thought that although Elder Yu usually seemed lazy and carefree, her Heavenly Eye Technique was truly difficult to guard against.

Looks like I'll have to be more careful from now on...

Gu Chengming thought that the methods used in the